Physician Associate- Dashwood Primary Care Network - High Wycombe, United Kingdom - FedBucks Ltd

FedBucks Ltd

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High Wycombe, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Dashwood Primary Care Network

Salary:
Up to £44,050 WTE dependant on experience

Working hours: 37.5 hours per week

33 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays

NHS pension

Are you a newly qualified PA? Or already working in community setting?

As a PCN we provide high quality support to our patients and are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join the team to support us in achieving this.

Our team is made up of dynamic, innovative and caring physician associate's, clinicians, care coordinators, social prescribers, pharmacy technicians and clinical pharmacists and we are looking for someone with a similar outlook.

We are looking for a collaborative and innovative physician associates to work closely with the existing physicians and clinical teams to deliver effective and robust patient care.

This is a fantastic opportunity to develop clinical skills in a positive and excellence focussed environment, working under appropriate clinical supervision to increase access of quality care for patients.

The responsibilities of the role include direct patient contact through assessment, examination, investigation, diagnosis and treatment and will play a key role in continuity of care for patients with long-term conditions.

The post holder will benefit from:

Regular supervision from GP team
Opportunities to develop their clinical practice
Support and pathway training
Being part of a friendly and forward thinking PCN team.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- provide first point of contact care for patients presenting with undifferentiated, undiagnosed problems by utilising history-taking, physical examinations and clinical decision-making skills to establish a working diagnosis and management plan in partnership with the patient (and their carers where applicable).
- contribute to the clinical development of the PCN through appropriate systems to manage common chronic medical conditions, ensuring compliance with national guidelines and other quality initiatives as required.
- support the management of patient's conditions through offering specialised clinics following appropriate training including (but not limited to) family planning, baby checks, COPD, asthma, diabetes, and anticoagulation.
- provide health/disease promotion and prevention advice, alongside analysing and actioning diagnostic test results.
- develop integrated patient-centred care through appropriate wording with the wider primary care multi-disciplinary team and social care networks.
- utilise clinical guidelines and promote evidence-based practice and partake in clinical audits, significant event reviews and other research and analysis tasks.

FedBucks is a federation of 45 GP practices covering a population of over 485,000 patients across Buckinghamshire.

We began in 2016 and now employ around 200 members of staff across our head office sites, and our primary care and unplanned care services.

As a GP Federation, we are proud to represent our member practices and to champion primary care by working with local general practice and system partners in the provision of community-based healthcare services.

We are dedicated to providing safe and compassionate care to our patients across our range of primary care and unplanned healthcare services in Buckinghamshire, and believe in continuous commitment to quality service delivery and positive patient outcomes.

Patients are at the heart of everything we do, and we pride ourselves in ensuring our patients feel safe, supported, communicated with and respected, at a time when they may be feeling vulnerable.

Our vision is to provide high quality, seamless health care that enables people to lead healthier lives, whilst feeling supported and cared for.

Salary:
Up to £44,050.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension
Onsite parking
Wellness programme

Schedule:

8 hour shift
Day shift
No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

Complete or due to a postgraduate physician associate course (either PG Diploma or MSc)
Maintained professional registration with the Faculty of Physician Associates

Work Location:
One location

Application deadline: 18/03/2023